Knight Ridder Tribune

So which do you think got more coverage: Brandi Chastain's sports bra or the death of JFK Jr.? The JFK Jr. story gets the nod, but the shirt-doffing has been...

General Motors Corp. is mapping out a communications strategy to make billions of dollars from households whose phones, computers, radios and televisions someday could rely on GM communications satellites orbiting...

Credit card issuers are boosting late fees and over-limit fees and cutting grace periods, according to a new consumer group study. A survey of 117 cards from 74 banks showed...

For most traveling professionals, staying in touch is a chore that requires them to carry a smattering of communications gadgets ranging from cell-phones and pagers to personal organizers and personal...

To usher in a new communications era, Pacific Bell declared in 1993 that its copper phone lines would have to be ripped out from under area streets and replaced with...

Direct-broadcast-satellite companies have tried to stay at least one step ahead of cable television in the race to provide digital pictures and sound, more networks, and more pay-per-view channels. Now,...

A child in a wheelchair approaches a building, perhaps the home of a friend. A single concrete step stands between her and the door. There is no curb cut, no...

At Crystal Semiconductor's operations in South Austin, it's not unusual to hear rock music reverberating from the offices. The company has made a name for itself by designing the processors...

''King Kong,'' ''The Third Man,'' ''Gone With the Wind,'' ''Rebecca,'' ''A Star Is Born,'' ''Duel in the Sun,'' ''David Copperfield,'' ''Dinner at Eight''-the list of films bearing the David O....